Using Mount Vernon to Teach with Place Place is a unique primary source. A visit to Mount Vernon provides a full sensory experience for visitors who explore the grounds, buildings, and gardens. From the furnishings in rooms and art on the walls, to the plants in the gardens and fence-lined walking...

The new version of DBQuest from iCivics was redesigned for easier sharing, use on tablets, teacher tracking of student progress and simpler addition of new teaching modules. The work was supported with a grant from the Library of Congress and relies on the use of primary sources from the library's online collections.

A new article co-written by a VCU School of Education professor and a former VCU history graduate student provides guidance to middle and high school teachers across the country about how best to discuss and debate the ongoing controversy over Confederate monuments.

Claire Campbell I like maps. A lot. I used to study the Rand McNally Road Atlas on long car trips. Sometimes when I’m homesick I’ll meander through Halifax on Google Streetview. And this year I’m team-teaching a new course on “The Politics and Meaning of Maps.” The Premise This is an Integrated Perspectives course,…

This summer, join us for one of our professional development workshops for educators. Native American Professional Development Series Webinars Programs in our Native American professional development series feature new resources for locating and using Federal records related to American Indians and Alaska Natives: New American Indian & Alaska Native Resources and Programs, May 17 Bringing Native Voices…

This Black History Month collection highlights lessons, primary sources, articles and videos about the people, events and legislation that defined life for African Americans in the U.S. from the Civil War to the Civil Right

Daniel Warner, a US history teacher at a Tennessee high school, uses the different ideologies of African-American leaders Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois to help his students link the past with the present. In this Q&A, he explains how a Reconstruction-era unit ends with a debate based on the views of Washington and Du Bois using primary sources.

NAZI PROPAGANDA INTRODUCTION Propaganda is the dissemination of information to influence or control large groups of people. In totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany, propaganda plays a significant role in consolidating power in the hands of the controlling party.

Runaway Slave Advertisements of North Carolina The North Carolina Runaway Slave Advertisements project provides online access to all known runaway slave advertisements (more than 2300 items) published in North Carolina newspapers from 1751 to 1840.

Translating John and Abigail’s correspondence into contemporary social media posts prompted students to look outward and consider the continuities and discontinuities between past and present social media.

OurDocuments.gov. Featuring 100 milestone documents of American history from the National Archives. Includes images of original primary source documents, lesson plans, teacher and student competitions, and educational resources.

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